diff --git a/etc/ci/update-wpt-checkout b/etc/ci/update-wpt-checkout
index a058779f554..b499cb4b34c 100755
--- a/etc/ci/update-wpt-checkout
+++ b/etc/ci/update-wpt-checkout
@@ -93,11 +93,11 @@ function unsafe_open_pull_request() {
 
     if [[ -z "${WPT_SYNC_TOKEN+set}" ]]; then
         SECRET_RESPONSE=$(curl $TASKCLUSTER_PROXY_URL/api/secrets/v1/secret/project/servo/wpt-sync)
-        WPT_SYNC_TOKEN=`echo "${OPEN_PR_RESPONSE}" | jq '.token'`
+        WPT_SYNC_TOKEN=`echo "${SECRET_RESPONSE}" | jq '.token'`
     fi
 
     if [[ -z "${WPT_SYNC_TOKEN}" ]]; then
-        echo "Github auth token missing from .wpt-token file."
+        echo "Github auth token missing from WPT_SYNC_TOKEN."
         return 1
     fi